Posts in Spousal Support

Oct 08 Diamond v Berman, 2021 ONCA 653: A demonstrated pattern of working part-time during the marriage may be considered reasonable to continue post-separation..

Background This case arose as an appeal from two Superior Court of Justice decisions in 2020. The parties were married for 27 ...

Aug 27 Early Retirement and It’s Effect on Support Obligations

MacDonald-Hills v Hills (2021), 55 R.F.L. (8 th ) 46 (Ont. SCJ) Retirement changes the financial circumstances of many people. But ...

Aug 13 Dreesen v Dreesen, 2021 ONCA 557 – Changes in Income Source and Retroactive Support Variations

The recent 2021 decisions of Dreesen v Dreesen clarifies the law with respect to whether a change in income source could impact ...

Aug 06 Politis v Politis 2021 ONCA 541 – How Re-Partnering May Impact Spousal Support

The recent 2021 decision of Politis v Politis presents a succinct overview of the effect of re-partnering on an existing spousal ...

May 03 Jonas v Pacitto: Imputing Income for Spousal Support due to Insufficient Disclosure

The recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision in Jonas v Pacitto, 2020 ONCA 727 saw the court questioning whether to impute income ...

Apr 26 Makeeva v Makeev: Lump Sum Child Support, Imputation of Income, and Spousal Support.

BACKGROUND In the recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision of Makeeva v Makeev 2021 ONCA 232, the court was tasked with determining ...